A Light Shines Bright: The Collector by J. E. Holling is a novella that follows Detective Jason Sterk as he gets caught up in the mysterious disappearance of several homeless people. At first it seems like a routine case, but as the number of disappearances...

Ammora by Cachline Etienne is a young adult novel exploring personal growth. Socially awkward Ammora is fortunate to have a full scholarship enabling her to attend college, but to keep it she must work hard and get good grades. This isn’t difficult for her to...

A Pink Christmas Kiss by Allyson R. Abbott is the story of Billie, a young woman who left her small town to make something of herself. She left town to achieve her dreams, but what she did not anticipate was that the love of her...

A Date With Oliver by Robert A. Groves is a sad short story about loss and hatred. The main character, Chris, is a young man who falls in love with someone he never would have expected to care so much for. While this relationship comes...

Abhorrent is a collection of horror stories written by Michelle Merz. Each short story requires only a few minutes to read, perfect for short breaks or any time when longer periods aren't available. The stories run from tales of the supernatural to those of purely...

One day. One moment in time. That’s all it takes for a tragedy, a sorrow that will seep through the soul of a child forever. The memories that fill this tiny space of eternity are enough to make the reader weep for the child who...

Jendi Reiter’s An Incomplete List of My Wishes comprises several Southern tales (specifically, the state of Georgia) amongst others, some set in the Reagan era of the 1980s, as well as others in the '90s. Important as the South is, however, it really serves as...

In Ryan Masters’ Above an Abyss, ‘Trampoline Games’ tells of the inferno-summer of 1986 in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City, where Jacob, the new 12-year-old in town, meets and befriends Finn Levy, a rebellious and eccentric red-haired kid who sports a...

Annie and the Outlaw by Nancy Schumacher is an entertaining tale as Annie Callahan and Cane Smith come to terms about raising young Mark. Annie has cared for him since he was a newborn, but Cane is his biological father and demands custody. The one...

Hope and her young son, Jake, are on a journey around the country, taking in the sights and learning as they go. Hope is homeschooling Jake as they travel. In reality, they’re running away. At least Hope is. When the car breaks down and requires...